All news articles for August 2018

Your responsibilities: some accidents must be reported through RIDDOR

Legal Q&A: RIDDOR requirements

By Poppleston Allen

The latest legal Q&A with specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen looks at the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

At what cost: although paying for robust health and safety systems can cost a lot, it could provide a life line for a business in the event of legal proceedings

A reminder of safety responsibilities

By Poppleston Allen

Everyone is well aware of the need to provide a safe environment for staff and customers alike. The legal consequences to a business that fails to do so can be devastating.

Vegan friendly: one new addition to the menu is the chickpea and sweet potato curry

Hungry Horse unveils vegan dishes

By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King brand Hungry Horse has launched a vegan range on its new menu at more than 280 of its pubs across the country.

Adding rooms: Expedia Group's director market management, UK & Ireland, Krishan Kadodwala, argues that revenue from letting rooms is paramount

My shout: room to grow your business

By Krishan Kadodwala

With growing numbers of visitors looking to travel around the UK and stay in pubs, a focus on maximising revenue from letting rooms is key, particularly with competition hotting up, argues Expedia Group's market management director, UK & Ireland,...

Partnership: Liverpool's Bold Street Coffee will reopen with a bar element after working with bar and restaurants company Graffiti Spirits Group

Popular Liverpool coffee shop to expand into bar

By Emily Hawkins

Bold Street Coffee, a Liverpool city coffee shop will reopen with a bar element after partnering with independent bar and restaurants company Graffiti Spirits Group.

Plastic policy: a Treasury consultation found strong public support to reduce wasteful plastics

Government moves forward with plastic tax

By Emily Hawkins

The Government will move forward with suggestions to use taxes to reduce wasteful single-use plastics, after a Treasury consultation found strong public support.

Whatever floats your Longboat: set sail for the Longboat Inn near Penzance Harbour in Cornwall

My Pub: the Longboat Inn, Penzance, Cornwall

By Emily Hawkins

Once a temperance hotel, this welcoming family pub near Penzance harbour was given a new lease of life by licensees Martyn and Lynda Cripps and is now particularly proud of its ales

Independent operator: the Cross Keys in Somerset will

Pub declares independence from the UK

By Stuart Stone

The owners of Somerset pub the Cross Keys Inn at Lydford-on-Fosse have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to let her know they intend to secede from the United Kingdom.

Ratings rise: HSBC has upgraded its ratings for Mitchells & Butlers and Greene King

Pubcos' ratings upgraded by HSBC

By Emily Hawkins

HSBC has upgraded its ratings for Mitchells & Butlers and Greene King despite a mixed performance because of wet weather conditions earlier this year.

God save the Queen: drag shows are hot right now for business, so putting on some glam and glitz could provide a sweet cash source

Should your pub host a drag show?

By Phil Mellows

Drag queens are in vogue, seriously in vogue if the excitement around RuPaul’s Drag Race is anything to go by. Here’s how pubs are already wowing customers with nights that shine bright enough to rival the crown jewels

Pot washer to general manager: Jason Orme progressed from earning a bit of extra cash at college to running his own pub by the age of 24 under Greene King's apprenticeship

Greene King apprenticeship applications surge by 141%

By Stuart Stone

As tens of thousands of students collect A-level results, Bury St Edmunds-based pub operator and brewer Greene King has registered a sharp increase in the number of applications to its apprenticeship programme.